Missouri Schools

College Search & Selection
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Just thought I would do a write up on Missouri schools since it doesn’t seem like there is a ton of info on them here.

Wash U- the best school, beautiful campus, national reputation, umm very diverse I guess you would say. Rumor is that it is even harder to get in if you are from Missouri. Valedictorians seem to go here.

St Louis U-Jesuit school, dedicated to service. Right in the middle of the city; not the best area. Very well respected in St Louis and nationally ranked. Basketball and soccer are a big deal.

Webster-Arts school, webster is a nice area, regionally ranked. People who go here seem to like it.

Maryville University: Commuter school, nursing is supposed to be good. Lots of girls go here. Campus is located in a nice part of the suburbs.

UMSl- optometry school, outstanding criminal justice and international business. Commuter school. A lot of community college transfers. Not the best part of town. People who go here do seen to get jobs after graduation though.

UMKC- Similar to UMSL. D1 sports. 6 year Med is a big deal.

Truman State: hard academics, liberal arts. Love it or hate it kind of place. The surrounding area is nonexistent. Supposed to be a hidden gem.

Missouri S&T-where all the engineers go. That’s about it. Supposed to be great for that though.

Rockhust: The KC version of SLU. Smaller and probably less known though.

Drury: Small campus. Great d2 sports. High law school acceptance rates. Regionally respected.

Mizzou: Everyone goes here. Huge partying school. Journalism.

William Jewell College: Conservative politics, known mostly for that.

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I can give more info on a specific Missouri school if anyone wants.

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My daughter is interested in Mizzou.

How is Mizzou in regard to social sciences/liberal arts? (She is interested in Anthropology and Linguistics - maybe.)
Are there many kids from out of state? From outside the Midwest?

Are freshman GE classes really huge?

Thanks!

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@BeeDAre , just wanted to answer your question about OOS kids at Mizzou. They get a ton of kids from the Chicago area. Their freshman profile for 2014 shows that after the obvious Missouri, the top 5 states represented at Mizzou are (in order) Illinois, Texas, Minnesota, Kansas, and California. They are generous with merit money so it attracts a lot of OOS kids. My son will be an OOS kid at Mizzou starting this fall, and with the merit money from Mizzou, it’s more affordable than staying in state (California) at one of the UC’s.

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Just now saw your answer, sorry so late in checking back, but - Thanks! That’s helpful.

However, D thinks Mizzou is too big and won’t look at it now. Sigh. Keeping it on her list of potential applications, though.

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We received a flyer in the mail for Missouri S&T and were intrigued. It mentioned a number of things that caught my daughter’s eye, including studying abroad and a student body that represented every state in the nation. My daughter is drawn to a STEM school, but is also very “right-brain” as well, being very artistic. She doesn’t know what she wants to major in - she is considering engineering - but wants to be exposed to different areas of study to make up her mind. Is even looking at Missouri S&T a mistake? We’re also interested in St. Louis U, if you have any thoughts on that.

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@clowncar what about the option of a dual-engineering degree? Then she has a chance of gaining her first degree in whatever she chooses and a second in engineering.

This is what my son is doing …
http://www.drury.edu/engineering/engineering-dual-degree-program-curriculum

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@clowncar I know I haven’t been a part of this thread or anything yet but I’m a MO resident and know a lot of people that go to S&T, and I once toured there when I was younger (have since lost interest but that’s a diff. story), and even stayed there for a week as part of an engineering program.
If she is right-brained and artistic, I’d have to say I wouldn’t recommend S&T at all.
Here’s an enrollment grid of the students there and their studies…
http://registrar.mst.edu/media/administrative/registrar/documents/enrollment/fs15grid.pdf

I’ll save your time though unless you’re interested in looking more into it: the only right-brained related majors (imo) on the list even are English, History, Philosophy, and Psychology. There is 16 undergrad English majors, 28 History, 6 Philosophy, 45 Psychology. (I’m assuming those numbers are the amount of people in that program for their degree, idk what else the list would be saying). There are a total of 6646 undergrad students according to that list… that should give an idea of how left-winged the school is. Hope I could help.

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Very interesting, @zimmum. I wouldn’t even know how you would begin to apply for such a program or to research it. How do you possibly get your arms around all the options and what will work best for your child. How did you happen upon this Drury option?

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Very interesting stats, @Toothpick8394 and much to think about. My daughter loves math, but she also loves art and loves to dance. If S&T is weak on the right-brained side, she might not be happy there. Thanks for the insight.

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Hey @clowncar - we were searching for division 2 schools who did engineering and triathlon/XC and Drury was one of the options which came up. When we looked further into Drury and what it offered, the Dual degree looked interesting because after 5 years you graduate with a Liberal Arts BA degree as well as an engineering BSc degree, and if you do an extra year you can get your Masters in Engineering as well. Here is a link for Washington University St Louis which is partnered with Drury for the final 2 years of Engineering, it gives a pretty good explanation of the dual degree …
https://engineering.wustl.edu/prospective-students/dual-degree/Pages/default.aspx
Hope that helps :slight_smile:

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@clowncar with regards what’s best for your child it sounds like it would be an option for your daughter esp if she is right-brained, this would give her the opportunity to follow something arty as well as get a degree in a maths related option if she is also interested in this. My son wants to do a business degree with his engineering.

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For the arty/stemy child, Truman would probably be the best compromise. Outside of Missouri, Grinnell (reach for everyone) and Earlham would be good choices.

For the dual degree, how does the financial aid work - does WashU agree to cover financial need for the students in the program? (It’s often the issue with 3-2 programs)

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@MYOS1634 my S is an international student so didn’t qualify for Financial need, so not sure how it would work for that.

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Any thoughts on Maryville’s Interactive Design program, or the new Game Design they are adding this fall?

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Any update on 2017 National Merit SF cut-off for Missouri?

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@Missouriparent, Have not heard from our small-town school counselor yet…thought these numbers were supposed to be released mid-September…S2 is a hopeful…

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Any comments on SLU Med Scholars Program.

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Do you know anything about William Woods? I know they have a great equestrian program, which is what my daughter wants, but I just want to know that it has good academic programs.

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Anyone have any input of Northwest Misouri State and its reputation?